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Sprawl © SSTUDIO Samuel Bietenholz CC BY-NC 2.0
While we are sleeping….. In light of the current pandemic, many people are rightly worried about our families, our communities and our economic security. But while we have tried our best to look after each other, the Government of Ontario is exploiting our fear and distraction to pursue a dubious agenda, including curtailing our democratic ...
Niagara Escarpment © Bill Onasill
The provincial government has recently announced policy changes regarding land use planning in Ontario. I sat down with Professor Roger Keil, to discuss how land use planning works and how public participation could play a role in protecting the environment by influencing policy decisions. Keil teaches at the Faculty of Environmental Studies at York University in Toronto, and he researches global suburbanization, urban political ecology, cities and infectious disease, and regional governance. ...
Niagara Falls © Jeff Hitchcock
Natural areas in southern Ontario are now under greater threat of deforestation and eco-damage than at any time in recent history. Escalating house and condo prices in the GTA are the driving force behind runaway housing development throughout southern Ontario. The Niagara Peninsula is vulnerable to the resulting economic enticements because of its stagnant economy, ...